Buffalo Strong

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862856978
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Buffalo, MN, USA
Phone
8018596000
Rating
52
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$27,963
Expenses
$10,586
Assets
$35,840
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Danielle M Palmer (President, Dir)

People named in this filing

  • Teri Lachermeier (Director)
  • Danielle M Palmer (President, Dir)
  • Sue Olmscheid (Secretary, Dir)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Buffalo Strong engages the community at large in volunteerism and engagement focused on mental health and community wellness within Buffalo, Minnesota.

What it reported doing in 2024

Buffalo Strong Day - Event hosted primarily for the community in and arounf Buffalo, MN to honor the victims, and connect friends and neighbors with local health and wellness sertvices. Persons benefited: 3,000+

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 28
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17.2%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 45.5%; rating input score 46

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 62.1%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.39; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -109.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -47% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 68.2% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 17.2% of revenue deployed · 45.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.